Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
01
Period end date
08
From
2020
To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Friends of St Catherines
Other names charity is known by
FOSC
Registered charity number (if any)
272519
Charity's principal address
St Catherine's School
Cross Deep
Twickenham
Postcode
TW14QJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Office (if any)
Dates acted if not
forwhole year
Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint
trustee
ifan
Simone Sheehan
Chair
Andrea Sheehan
Vice Chair
Johneen McPherson
Head Mistress & Head of Charity
Secretary
Treasurer
Polly Fox
Laeona McGrath
Simon Watkins
Catering Manager
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11
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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20
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Option
l infonn
tion)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Constitution adopted 18th November 1976 and amended 22nd September
2002
Type of goveming document
How the charity is constituted
A Trust
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by existing Trustees
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works;
relationship with any related
parties;
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
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Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
To assist in the provision of educational facilities and equipment for St
Catherine's School through fundraising activities and social events.
During the academic year 2019-2020 FOSC also made a significant
contribution to the school Hardship Fund, created to assist parents
experiencing financial difficulties as a result of COVID.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Under normal circumstances FOSC undertake numerous fundraising and
social events throughout the course of the academic year. The 2 main
events every year are the Summer and Christmas Fairs. Other events
vary but typically include Quiz Nights, School Discos, Halloween Party
and second-hand uniform sales. For the academic year 2019-2020, a
number of these activities were curtailed as a result of the COVID
situation.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
In their carrying out of the above activities, the trustees have had regard
to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related
investment;
contribution made by
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance .:
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
As a result of fundraising efforts during the year, The Friends of St
Catherine's donated funds for the following items:
Lighting for the Senior Library
Contribution to COVID Hardship Fund
Purchase of new library books
Purchase of new pianos and ukuleles for Music Department
Contribution to STRIDE program (Entrepreneurship & Enterprise
skills for children)
Accelerated reader program
Various other educational & recreational equipment for both prep
and senior school
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Section E
Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
The Charity policy is to maintain a minimum reserve of £20,000 to meet
any emergency needs
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Not applicable
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report a
ove.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Laeona McGrath
Treasurer
Date
1710612021
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
•••
, Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Friends of St Catherines
On accounts for the year
ended
31" August 2020
Charity no
(if any)
272519
Set out on pages
1to2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31108 12020.
Responsibilities and As the charity trUSt￿S of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be
rawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Nam
MS HELEN MELVIN
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
FCMA
Address:
7 NORMAN AVE
TWICKENHAM
TW12LY
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts" directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
None
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